25 Ways to Celebrate National Crochet Month

March is National Crochet Month (NatCroMo). Although you certainly don’t need any reason to celebrate crochet, it does give us a nice chance to focus on our love of the craft and indulge in it even more than usual.

What is National Crochet Month?

In 1994, the Craft & Hobby Association named March as National Craft Month, celebrating the creativity of all crafting. Six years later, the Crochet Guild of America named it National Crochet Month, with a goal “to promote the art of crochet and engage enthusiasts and master crocheters alike”. This is an excellent time to celebrate all crafts, particularly crochet, and there are so many ways to do so!

25 Ways to Celebrate NatCroMo

The whole point of National Crochet Month is simply to enjoy the craft. Learn more, share more, crochet more. It shouldn’t be a “to do” but rather a “want to do”. Here are some of the things that you might want to do in March to celebrate crochet.

Learn something new in crochet

No matter how advanced you get in crochet, there is always something new that you can learn. Whether you’re just getting started or have been doing it for years, take this month as an opportunity to learn something new. Here are a few ways to do that:

Take a local crochet class. Many yarn stores offer crochet classes as do some colleges and libraries. See if there’s one you can join today.

Take an online crochet class. The Internet offers a wealth of opportunities to learn new crochet skills through free and paid classes.

Get a book from the library or bookstore. Some people learn best from books. If that sounds like you, rest assured that there are plenty of crochet instruction books for both beginner and advanced crafters.

Ask someone you know to teach you. Do you know other people who crochet? Ask them what they might know in the craft that you haven’t learned yet and make a date to learn from them.

Use crochet to volunteer

Teaching crochet to others is one way to volunteer this month, but there are also some other great options.

11. Volunteer at your local nursing home. Many of the people here may already know how to crochet but you can help remind them, guide them or show them a specific pattern.

12. Crochet an item for charity. There are many local and national organizations that accept handmade crochet items for donation. Crochet items for children in need, homeless persons, pets in shelters, patients in hospitals, or another population that you especially care about.

Crochet with others

Get together with others and crochet to celebrate National Crochet Month together.

13. Join a crochet meetup. Check with local yarn stores, craft shops, libraries and community centers to see if there’s an existing meetup you can join.

14. Host a crochet meetup. Put the word out there through social media and your in-person community that you’re hosting a night of crochet and wine (or tea).

15. Join a CAL. There are many online opportunities to crochet with others and a crochet-along is the perfect choice. You’ll make something new, make some new online contacts and feel that sense of community from sharing your craft with others who love it. The Crochet Guild of America has a MEGA-CAL for National Crochet Month.

16. Book a crochet retreat. There are craft / crochet retreats all around the world, including on cruises. You might not be able to attend it in March but you could book now for something later in the year and bring the NatCroMo celebration into the rest of 2018. An alternative to a retreat might be a crochet conference.

Share your thoughts about crochet

Let people know why you love crochet. Celebrate the craft by telling others what is awesome about it. Here are some ways that you can do that:

16. Write a blog or social media post. Take the time to craft a quality piece sharing what brought you to this craft and why you love it so much. Share it on your blog, someone else’s blog or across your social media channels.

17. Crochet in public. Someone will inevitably ask you about it and that’s a great opportunity to share your thoughts on why it’s such a terrific craft.

Support the online crochet community

There is a vast online community of crocheters including crochet bloggers and crochet designers, as well as groups / pages on Facebook and accounts / hashtags on Instagram that all help you connect to others around this craft. National Crochet Month is a great time to strengthen those connections.

3 thoughts on “25 Ways to Celebrate National Crochet Month”

I didn’t learn to Crochet until I was in my 40’s. I just love to learn new patterns and have taught my grandchildren, boys as well as girls, and they are so glad. When we moved to a retirement community I overheard some women talking about wishing they could renew and also learn Crocheting so I started a group to meet 2 times a month. We started out with 2 and now have 8 or 9 women that meet regularly. We crochet for ourselves, family, friends, and charity. We also share prayer requests, recipes, and family stories.

I am interested in crocheting but don’t seem to find any males that crochet. I am a male and I enjoy crocheting, after a day at the job, crocheting help me to relax and is a great stress reliever. I have made many projects for my grand kids who are now teenagers and they still have the items. Also, I have been requested by many people to make an item for their baby showers. I would like to find a local group here in MA (Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee). I would like to find a group locally that welcome male crocheters. Be Blessed and happy St. Patrick’s Day.